"prothetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹɒˈθɛtɪk/ [UK], /pɹɑˈθɛtɪk/ [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek προθετικός (prothetikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|προθετικός}} Ancient Greek προθετικός (prothetikós) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prothetic (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) of, relating to, or involving prothesis Tags: not-comparable Translations (of, relating to, or involving prothesis): protetik [masculine] (Albanian), նախահավելվածային (naxahavelvacayin) (Armenian), prothetisch (German), prosthetisch (German), протети́ческий (protetíčeskij) (Russian), protético (Spanish), prostético (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-prothetic-en-adj-G9a28FID Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 18 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'of, relating to, or involving prothesis': 96 4
  2. (phonology, of an instance of a phoneme) attached to the beginning of a word Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prothetic-en-adj-ezC0~7~A Categories (other): Phonology Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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